🇹🇼 Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Taiwan

Accelerators, incubators and startup programs in Taiwan

• Startup Island TAIWAN

  Program · Taipei · Free access

  The national brand and portal for Taiwan's startup ecosystem, run under the National Development Council.

  Offers: info

• National Development Council (NDC)

  Program · Taipei

  Cabinet-level planning agency that sets Taiwan's startup and innovation policy, including the Startup Island TAIWAN programme.

  Offers: funding, info

• Taiwan Employment Gold Card

  Program · Nationwide · Free access

  Open work permit plus residence visa for foreign professionals, including founders, valid up to three years.

  Offers: info

• Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa

  Program · Nationwide · Free access

  Residence route for foreign founders who meet investment, funding or incubator-acceptance criteria.

  Offers: info

• National Development Fund Angel Investment Program

  Program · Taipei

  Government co-investment scheme that matches qualified angel investments into Taiwanese startups.

  Offers: funding

• Taiwan Startup Terrace

  Program · New Taipei

  Government-built startup campus in Linkou offering subsidised space and programmes for early teams.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA)

  Program · Taipei

  Ministry-backed hub for tech startups that runs international acceleration and pairs startups with global partners.

  Offers: space, mentoring, community

• ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute)

  Program · Hsinchu

  Taiwan's largest applied research institute, spinning out companies and supporting deep-tech startups.

  Offers: funding, mentoring, info

• SME and Startup Administration (MOEA)

  Program · Taipei

  The Ministry of Economic Affairs agency running startup grants, loans and incubator support for small companies.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• AppWorks Accelerator

  Accelerator · Taipei · Free access

  Free, equity-free accelerator for Greater Southeast Asia, one of the largest founder communities in the region.

  Offers: funding, mentoring, community

• Garage+

  Accelerator · Taipei

  Epoch Foundation's accelerator connecting startups with Taiwan's large corporates and industry leaders.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• SparkLabs Taipei

  Accelerator · Taipei

  The Taipei edition of the SparkLabs accelerator network, with seed funding and mentorship.

  Offers: funding, mentoring

• MassChallenge Taiwan

  Accelerator · Taipei · Free access

  Taiwan edition of the zero-equity MassChallenge accelerator, run with government support.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• Taiwan Startup Stadium

  Accelerator · Taipei

  Non-profit that helps Taiwanese startups go international through programmes, events and global connections.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• Founder Institute Taiwan

  Incubator · Taipei

  Taiwan chapter of the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, part of the FI Japan/Korea/Taiwan programme.

  Offers: mentoring, community

• Meet Taipei

  Event · Taipei

  Annual startup festival by Business Next, among the largest startup events in Taiwan.

  Offers: community

• Openfor.co

  Incubator · Virtual, global

  The virtual incubator for individuals: accelerator-grade support before you have a company, joinable from Taiwan or anywhere.

  Offers: mentoring, community, info

• Taiwan Startup Hub

  Program · Taipei · Free access

  SME agency hub in Taipei offering space, advice and programmes for founders.

  Offers: space, mentoring, community

• SME Credit Guarantee Fund

  Program · Taipei

  Credit guarantees that help small companies and startups get bank loans.

  Offers: funding

• Hsinchu Science Park

  Program · Hsinchu

  Taiwan's flagship science park, home to semiconductor leaders and tech startups.

  Offers: space

• Southern Taiwan Science Park

  Program · Tainan

  Science park for tech companies in southern Taiwan.

  Offers: space

• InvestTaiwan

  Program · Taipei · Free access

  Government office helping foreign companies and founders invest and set up in Taiwan.

  Offers: info

• NTU Garage

  Accelerator · Taipei

  National Taiwan University's startup incubator.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• FinTechSpace

  Accelerator · Taipei

  Fintech hub backed by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

  Offers: space, mentoring

• Impact Hub Taipei

  Community · Taipei

  Community and workspace for impact entrepreneurs.

  Offers: space, community

• AAMA Taipei

  Community · Taipei

  Mentorship programme pairing young founders with experienced entrepreneurs.

  Offers: mentoring, community